Table 2.
Inter-observer and intra-observer reliabilities
| Parameter | Inter-observer |
Intra-observer |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC | 95% CI | P-value | ICC | 95% CI | P-value | |
| FS | 0.955 | 0.935–0.976 | <0.001 | 0.899 | 0.752–0.959 | <0.001 |
| FA | 0.874 | 0.690–0.949 | <0.001 | 0.888 | 0.724–0.955 | <0.001 |
| N | 0.392 | 0.233–0.519 | <0.001 | 0.611 | 0.042–0.842 | 0.02 |
| RVC | 0.913 | 0.786–0.965 | <0.001 | 0.731 | 0.338–0.891 | 0.002 |
| V | 0.843 | 0.614–0.936 | <0.001 | 0.784 | 0.469–0.913 | 0.001 |
| DCS | 0.942 | 0.856–0.976 | <0.001 | 0.896 | 0.744–0.958 | <0.001 |
| H | 0.971 | 0.929–0.988 | <0.001 | 0.828 | 0.576–0.930 | <0.001 |
| Total | 0.899 | 0.752–0.959 | <0.001 | 0.777 | 0.451–0.910 | 0.001 |
ICC: interclass correlation coefficient, CI: confidence interval, FS: fiber structure, FA: fiber arrangement, N: rounding of the nuclei, RVC: regional variations in cellularity, V: increased vascularity, DCS: decreased collagen stainability, H: hyalinization, Total: total degeneration score.